UCI Gran Fondo World Championships Camp 2027

The 2027 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships courses

The 2027 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships are in Haute-Savoie, France, on the roads of the Aravis between Thônes and La Clusaz. Both races start in Thônes and finish in La Clusaz. The organisers have published the course maps and profiles but not a GPX yet, so the climb details below come from our reconstruction of the official map and are approximate.

Race dates

• Time trial: Sunday 22 August 2027, 12.7 km with 432 m of climbing

• Gran Fondo road race: Tuesday 24 August 2027, 115 km with 3,256 m of climbing

• Medio Fondo for the older age categories: Tuesday 24 August 2027, 80 km with about 2,150 m of climbing

The time trial course

The time trial starts at the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville in Thônes and finishes at the Place de l’Église in La Clusaz. It rises at an average of about 3% through Les Villards and Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, and the final 3 km ease to about 2.5%.

The Gran Fondo road race course

The road race fits four major climbs into 115 km, followed by a last rise to the finish in La Clusaz.

• Plateau des Glières: about 9 km at around 8.5%, to roughly 1,440 m, with a gravel sector of almost 2 km just before the top. Around km 20 to 28.

• Col des Fleuries: about 6 km at around 4.5%, to roughly 945 m. Around km 42 to 48.

• Montée de Brizon: about 8 km at around 7%, to roughly 985 m. Around km 69 to 77.

• Col de la Colombière: about 14 km at around 7%, to 1,613 m. Around km 85 to 99, and the longest climb of the day.

• Final climb to La Clusaz: about 5 km at under 4%, after the descent from the Colombière towards Le Grand-Bornand.

Course maps and GPX

The official course maps and profiles are on the organisers’ Gran Fondo page, and you can open the official road race map directly. No GPX has been published yet. We will add the official file to this page as soon as it is available. Until then, the figures on this page come from our own reconstruction of the official map, which we use to plan our recons.

Who can race the 2027 Gran Fondo Worlds

Places go to riders who qualify at a UCI Gran Fondo World Series event, with a finish in the top 25% of starters in their age and gender category. Under the current UCI rules each qualifier counts for its own discipline at Worlds. On the reset cc calendar the qualifiers before Worlds are The Millars, Istria, Neusiedlersee, Sudety and Franja.

Craig Ferguson qualified at The Millars with the reset cc team in 2026 and raced the World Championships in Japan for Canada. Read how he got there.

The reset cc Worlds camp

Our team base in the Aravis runs from about 15 to 25 August 2027, with dates to be confirmed. You recon both courses with your coaches in race week, and staff support you in both races. The taper happens the week before, so race week is a normal training week with recons. The day-by-day plan is in the itinerary on this page.

Gran Fondo Worlds 2027 FAQ

When are the 2027 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships?

The time trial is on Sunday 22 August 2027 and the road race on Tuesday 24 August 2027, in Thônes and La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, France.

How hard is the 2027 Gran Fondo Worlds road race?

The Gran Fondo covers 115 km with 3,256 m of climbing over the Plateau des Glières, the Col des Fleuries, the Montée de Brizon and the Col de la Colombière, with a gravel sector of almost 2 km just before the top of the Glières.

Is there a GPX for the 2027 Gran Fondo Worlds?

Not yet. The organisers have published the course maps and profiles, and we will link the official GPX on this page when it is released.

How do you qualify for the 2027 Gran Fondo Worlds?

Race a UCI Gran Fondo World Series qualifier and finish in the top 25% of starters in your age and gender category.